This edition spotlights the latest evidence on gender equality. In just over a decade, the Sustainable Development Goals have generated significant changes for women and girls. They have spurred new laws upholding women’s rights and led to measurable increases in women’s education and well-being. Yet progress remains far short of ambition. With five years left to reach the Goals, this report outlines bold investments and actions to accelerate progress.
UN Women’s 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index is the most comprehensive assessment of women’s empowerment and gender parity in the country since the Taliban takeover in…
This report provides an overview of key normative advances on global norms on technology-facilitated violence against women and girls at global and regional levels,…
This poster presents data on women in executive positions, including Heads of State, Heads of Government, and Cabinet members heading ministries. The findings highlight…
This study used mixed methods data to analyse gender, poverty dynamics, and social protection amid shocks and crises in rural Bangladesh, Peru, and the United Republic…
This evaluation of UN Women’s approach to the prevention of and response to violence against women and girls assessed the relevance, adaptability, and effectiveness of…
As humanitarian crises intensify globally, women’s organizations are being pushed to a breaking point. A March 2025 UN Women survey of 411 women’s organizations across…
This formative evaluation examines UN Women’s contributions to sustainable finance for gender equality from 2020 to mid-2024. It assesses achievements, challenges,…
This corporate thematic evaluation assesses the relevance, effectiveness, value-added, inclusion, and ways of working of UN Women’s contributions to women’s…
This publication presents 54 promising practices from 24 UN entities of progress in gender mainstreaming towards the Beijing Platform for Action’s 12 critical areas of…
This paper offers a unified framework for increasing gender equality funding through macro policies and external finance. It explores government spending, taxation,…
